Reprehending

Word REPREHENDING
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Definitions and meanings of "Reprehending"

What do we mean by reprehending?

To criticize, to reprove

A word that is actually not a word even though it should be, simply because it sounds like one. it would probably mean something like "to scold; to deprive one of certain things" or some shit like that. Urban Dictionary

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The word "reprehending" in example sentences

Captain Dobbin did not correct this error of the worthy lady, but listened to all her story of complaints and misfortunes with great sympathy — condoled with her losses and privations, and agreed in reprehending the cruel conduct of Mr. Osborne towards his first benefactor. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Would he have been flattered, amused, reprehending? ❋ Banville, John (2006)

Justly reprehending the simplicity of such men, as are too much addicted to credulitie, and will give credit to every thing they heare ❋ Unknown (2004)

Herculanoes Wives excuse, might now serve to acquite her: but because in blaming others errours, our owne may sometime chance to escape discovery, and cleare us, albeit wee are as guilty; in a sharpe reprehending manner, thus shee began. ❋ Unknown (2004)

While Serafina and Madam Clement caressed the amiable Charlotte, the rest of the company congratulated her admirer upon his choice and success, though the clergyman could not help reprehending him for profaning the sacerdotal habit. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Plato take away again those very things which himself sets down when reprehending Aristotle. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A Monke having committed an offence, deserving to be very greevously punished, freed himselfe from the paine to be inflicted on him, by wittily reprehending his Abbot, with the very same fault. ❋ Unknown (2004)

To which end he also introduceth Meleager at first highly offended with his citizens, and afterwards pacified; justly therein reprehending disordered passions, and praising it as ❋ Unknown (2004)

Do you think I do not know all about their way of reprehending it? ❋ Unknown (2003)

But, for the present, I wave the subject, and, instead of severely reprehending the transient effusions of overweening sensibility, I shall only observe, that whoever has cast a benevolent eye on society, must often have been gratified by the sight of a humble mutual love, not dignified by sentiment, or strengthened by a union in intellectual pursuits. ❋ Unknown (2002)

So that we not only discussed other topics in that book with tolerable distinctness, we spoke at that same time in a more scattered manner of the topics of confirmation and reprehension; and at present we think it best to give certain topics for confirming and reprehending, suited to every class of causes. ❋ Marcus Tullius Cicero (N/A)

But when anything is alleged as a proper object of comparison, since that is a class of argument which turns principally on resemblance, in reprehending the adversity it will be advisable to deny that there is any resemblance at all to the case with which it is attempted to institute the comparison. ❋ Marcus Tullius Cicero (N/A)

Sermon, but long, and, reprehending the common jollity of the Court for the true joy that shall and ought to be on these days; he particularized concerning their excess in playes and gaming, saying that he whose office it is to keep the gamesters in order and within bounds, serves but for a second rather in a duell, meaning the groome-porter. ❋ John Ashton (N/A)

He shook a reprehending head, hoary with the snows of years, and containing therefore, presumably, wisdom. ❋ Alice MacGowan (N/A)

Judith noted the other players not at all; her hot reprehending eyes were on the girl in the blue dress. ❋ Alice MacGowan (N/A)

Neither was St. Paul's reprehending him any argument against his supremacy; for in such cases an inferior may, and sometimes ought, with respect, to admonish his superior. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

This the curious Gul did clatter in the ears of Venus, reprehending her son. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)

For as Telephus [519] having no surgeon of his own, submitted his wound to be cured by his enemy's spear, so those who cannot procure friendly rebuke must content themselves with the censure of an enemy that hates them, reprehending and castigating their vices, and regard not the animus of the person, but only his matter. ❋ 46-120? Plutarch (N/A)

Mike reprehended [Jane] because Jane [spent] all [Mike's] money. ❋ Augie (2005)

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